男女

See also: 娚

Chinese
male female; woman; daughter
simp. and trad.
(男女)		 男 女

Pronunciation

Noun

男女

  1. man and woman; men and women; both sexes
    男女比例失衡  ―  nánnǚ bǐlì shīhéng  ―  sex ratio imbalance
    男女同工同酬。  ―  Nánnǚ tónggōngtóngchóu.  ―  Men and women should get equal pay for equal work.
    男女搭配，幹活不累。 [MSC, trad.]
    男女搭配，干活不累。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nánnǚ dāpèi, gànhuó bù lèi. [Pinyin]
    Men and women are more efficient when they work together.
  2. (literary, in general) common people; the masses
  3. (literary) sexual desire; lust
  4. (literary) sons and daughters; children
  5. (literary) Term of address for, or a humble term of address used by, a person who has low social status.
  6. (literary) A term of abuse.

Derived terms
  • 喬男女／乔男女
  • 小男女
  • 潑男女／泼男女
  • 男女不親授／男女不亲授
  • 男女同校 (nánnǚ tóngxiào)
  • 男女大事
  • 男女平權／男女平权
  • 男女平等
  • 男女授受不親／男女授受不亲 (nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
男 女
だん
Grade: 1		 じょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

男女 (counter 人, hiragana だんじょ, rōmaji danjo)

  1. man and woman, men and women; both sexes
  2. boy and girl, boys and girls

Derived terms
  • 男女混声
  • 男女兼用 unisex
  • 男女別
  • 男女混成

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
男女

Noun

男女 • (namnyeo) (hangeul 남녀)

  1. Hanja form? of 남녀 (“man and woman”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
男女

Noun

男女

  1. Hán tự form of nam nữ (“man and woman”).
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